Level 2 Apprentice Fabricator
R H F Fans LTD · Northbank Ind Park · posted 8 September 2026
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You’ll start by learning the fundamentals before progressing onto specialist fabrication machinery.
You’ll learn to:
- Prepare, deburr and finish metal components
- Read engineering drawings and understand dimensions
- Mark out materials accurately
- Use measuring equipment, templates and gauges
- Load and operate laser cutting equipment
- Cut components to precise specifications
- Use press brakes to bend and form sheet metal
- Operate rolling and joining machinery
- Shape and assemble components
- Check your work against engineering drawings
- Carry out quality checks throughout the manufacturing process
- Complete production records accurately
- Carry out basic machine maintenance
- Work safely and keep your area clean and organised
As your confidence grows, you’ll move from supervised preparation work to setting and operating fabrication machinery and producing components yourself.
You’ll learn not just how to operate a machine, but why the machine is being used, how to set it up correctly and how to produce a quality component.
From raw material to finished product
Imagine taking a flat sheet of metal and turning it into a precision-engineered component that’s eventually part of a working industrial fan.
That’s fabrication.
You’ll see the results of your work as components move through the workshop and become part of the finished product.
It’s a career where you can look at something you’ve helped manufacture and say:
“I made that.”
Your training
From your first day, you’ll be employed and paid while gaining practical experience and working towards your apprenticeship qualification.
You’ll receive:
- Level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship
- Minimum 300 hours of off-the-job training delivered by Train’d Up
- Full training and qualification costs paid by RHF Fans
- A named workplace mentor
- Regular progress reviews
- PPE and tools provided
- Structured supervision as you develop your skills
- Hands-on experience across the fabrication department
- You’ll also work towards your English and maths requirements as part of the apprenticeship where needed
Where it leads
This apprenticeship is designed to give you the skills and experience to build a long-term career in manufacturing and engineering.
As you develop, you could progress into roles such as:
Apprentice Fabricator → Fabricator → Senior Fabricator → Fabrication Specialist → Fabrication Supervisor
You could also develop your skills into wider manufacturing, production or engineering roles.
A permanent fabricator position is available on successful completion of the apprenticeship, subject to business needs.
About R H F Fans LTD
About RHF
RHF Fans is a family-owned and operated business. Founded in 1981, our passion for fan manufacturing has been passed down through generations. Our pride in our heritage, dedication, and unwavering commitment to excellence have helped us maintain our ISO9001 certification.
We have been at the forefront of energy efficiency in fan manufacturing, consistently delivering precision-engineered solutions that have set industry standards. But our success wouldn’t be possible without our highly skilled workshop and office staff. With decades of experience, our team ensures that every fan we produce meets the highest quality and performance standards.
Summary of Position
To train as a fabricator while completing a Level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship, cutting, shaping and forming sheet metal into the components from which RHF fans are built.
The role begins with supervised preparation and finishing work and progresses to the operation of fabrication machinery. On completion the apprentice will be able to work from an engineering drawing, set and operate the machinery, produce components to specification, and check their own work.
No previous experience is required. Full training is provided.
Things to consider
Safety comes first.
You’ll be working around machinery, tools and materials, so safety is part of everything you do.
You’ll receive the appropriate PPE, training and supervision before operating equipment or carrying out tasks independently.
Manual handling training is also provided, with lifting and handling limits based on the relevant risk assessments.
Why choose fabrication?
If you enjoy making things, working with machinery and seeing a physical result from your work, fabrication could be a great place to start your engineering career.
You won’t spend your apprenticeship just watching someone else work.
You’ll learn the skills, gain qualifications, operate real machinery and gradually take on more responsibility as your confidence grows.
Start with a sheet of metal. Finish with a career.
Skills they're looking for
Entry requirements
- GCSE English language (grade 3) — essential
- GCSE Maths (grade 3) — essential
- GCSE Science (or STEM based subject) (grade 3) — desired
Where you'll work
- UNIT 2, FERROUS WAY GILCHRIST RD, NORTHBANK IND PARK, IRLAM, M44 5FS
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